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Would super-sized holes save golf?

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GOLF is suffering from fewer members playing fewer rounds. Some golf clubs are implementing radical ideas to get more people to start playing. A number of golf clubs are looking at the idea of supersized holes. That would make the standard golf hole size of almost 11 centimetres (4.25 inches) expand to around 40 centimetres […]

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Craving some golf? Try snolf

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With snow on the ground, it may not seem like ideal weather for golfing. That is, unless you’re planning some snow golfing. Terrace Lakes in Garden Valley has been hosting a “snolf” game for the past three years. Instead of a golf ball, snolfers use a tennis ball. Each player is allowed one club as […]

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Golf, football unite in landmark FootGolf agreement

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They might seem unlikely bedfellows, but golf and football have joined forces around one of Australia’s most rapidly developing sports. Golf Australia, Football Federation Australia and FootGolf Australia have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding to work together to promote FootGolf – a sport that could revolutionise the use of golfing real estate around the […]

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14 Insane (But True) Things about Golf

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Golf is a ball game that is played in a ground and it is one of those ball games that do not require a special area of standard. The less number of strokes you play the more you get closer to winning the game. It is an outdoor game and its origin goes back to Scotland. Games are important […]

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Golf courses making changes to stay in business

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For close to 90 years, the former Alcoma Golf Club in Penn Hills catered to a small clientele of private members who could play on a noncrowded course whenever they wanted and take long lunches sipping cocktails at the club house while they enjoyed the benefit of writing it all off as a tax deduction. […]

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Golf people are like old soldiers. They just never quit.

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Golf people are like old soldiers. They just never quit. Even as a teacher, promoter or director of a club, they can’t ever seem to let go. Debbie Mastromarino spent the past 17 years of her life dedicated to helping kids learn, as well as love, the game in her post as director and president […]

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Golf industry trying to hit out of the rough

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While the weather across much of the country has turned frightening, many people here in San Diego County and Southern California will include a round of golf during the Thanksgiving weekend celebration. To be sure, the golf industry — a major part of the region’s growing sports business community — has struggled in recent years. […]

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Surfing and golf are clubbing together

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Surfing and golfing are clubbing together. Previously, the two sports were seen as natural enemies. Golf with its rules and club regulations didn’t appeal to surfers with their love of freedom and the anti-establishment. However, these days, led by pro surfers including Kelly Slater and Stephanie Gilmore (pictured above), the two sports are becoming more […]

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How four generations affect golf and growth of the game

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A strong understanding of exactly how each generation was introduced to both life and golf, then applying that to how courses, PGA Professionals and the entire industry talks to those people will help grow the game. That was the key message from Anna Liotta, who spoke to a large group of PGA Professionals at the […]

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Dick’s Sporting Goods sees golf turnaround in 2015

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After a difficult year, Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. said Tuesday it expects its golf business to turn around in 2015. Dick’s executives said they expect the golf business to hit bottom during the fourth quarter–winter is traditionally a slow period for the category–before returning to profitability next year. The sporting-goods retailer’s Golf Galaxy division has […]

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